intransitive. To be propelled in a particular direction; esp. (of a ship or other vessel) to be carried along by the wind, tide, or current. With…

transferred. To glide on the surface of water or through the air, either by the impulsion of wind or without any visible effort.

Of snow, sand, etc.: To collect in heaps driven together by the wind.

transferred. Of things: To move through the water or air. Also figurative.

intransitive. To flow, stream. Also, transferred to drift away.